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Airplanes: Not So New
- Airplanes are amazing inventions, but not as new as we think.
- The Wright brothers' first powered flight was in 1903, less than 20 years after the first commercial automobile.
Flight and Mortality
- Humans associate flight with mortality, as seen in religious depictions of death as an ascent.
- This primal connection may explain the anxiety some feel about being in an airplane.
Twilight Zone and Fear of Flying
- One of the most iconic Twilight Zone episodes features William Shatner experiencing fear on a plane.
- This highlights a common fear of flying, despite statistically being safer than driving.